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Koningshoeven
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Koningshoeven, La Trappe Dubbel (Holland) 
This beer is, famously, the only non-Belgian genuine Trappist beer. This was the version in the striking "Crock" (stone bottle), exclusive to Waitrose in the UK I believe. It pours a very dark chocolaty red colour, with a caramel-coloured head. On the nose there are all sorts of sweet summer fruit notes, a hint of briar, and plenty of toffee and chocolate. On the palate it is medium-bodied, with an immediate burnt toast flavour adding an interesting edge to mollasses and brown sugar. Some hops show through, and though I'd have liked a little more staying power - it rather dies away - it is a very good beer if not over-chilled. 6.5% ABV, 5.0, �2.99, Booth's, Waitrose, quite widely available.  |  |
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